Physeter catodon (sperm whale) - MH-02-673

Physeter catodon (sperm whale) - MH-02-673 - male - 14.00 m - Pelvic location - New Bedford Whale Museum. 45.9-foot (551.17 inches), subadult male. Washed ashore one mile south of Great Point by the Galls, Nantucket. Fresh but emaciated. Examined on 8 June, towed to New Bedford on 9 June and taken a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Moore, Michael J., Taylor, David B.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2022
Subjects:
Physeter catodon
Sperm whale
Bedford
Catodon
Great Point
Nantucket
New Bedford
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1912/28877
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Summary:Physeter catodon (sperm whale) - MH-02-673 - male - 14.00 m - Pelvic location - New Bedford Whale Museum. 45.9-foot (551.17 inches), subadult male. Washed ashore one mile south of Great Point by the Galls, Nantucket. Fresh but emaciated. Examined on 8 June, towed to New Bedford on 9 June and taken apart at the landfill on 10 June. Weighed on a boat lift at 45 tons. Found to have significant bone disease. This is the animal that led Michael Moore to investigate and eventually publish on the bends in Sperm Whales. The skeleton was articulated for display at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

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